(53537) Zhangyun Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 January 2000 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Yun Zhang (b. 1990) is a post-doctoral researcher at Université Côte d'Azur whose studies include the numerical modeling of asteroid surfaces and interiors, placing strong constraints on their mechanical and strength properties based on their observed physical properties.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #2, 26), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zhangyun is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhangyun is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 53537 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 AZ239 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 72.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.26 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0782 |
| Inclination | 4.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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